Chapter 9 The Long Night
There are few people in their area, and a town is only a little bit too many. It is said that the town is actually similar to the village, it is poor and desolate. The huge town is only two or three streets lively, and the market is just there. Tang Jun, the boss of the Tang family, works as an accountant in the fabric shop there, so he is looking for him quickly.
In addition to the recent market being more lively, the county town is far away. You have to take a donkey cart or a mule cart to go to the county town. It took you half a day to go back and forth. Tang Junyi, the fourth son of the Tang family, worked as a waiter in the restaurant in the county town. In the past, Tang Lao Er drove a donkey cart to take guests there and saw Tang Lao Si. Now that this is the case at home, Tang Lao Er can't leave, so he can only let Tang Lao Da go to do it.
On the way back, Tang Junsheng and Tang Zheng looked worried and looked worried, and they kept their heads down when walking. Fortunately, the road in their place was quite flat, otherwise they would have to go into the ditch.
Tang Ning looked at their listless appearance and wanted to say something several times, but in the end he didn't say anything, he followed them and walked into the house silently.
Jiang was not asleep yet, and immediately opened the door when he heard the movement, frowned and asked, "Why have you been there for so long?"
Tang Junsheng shook his head, his voice low and hoarse, "Let's talk about it later."
After talking, Tang Junsheng turned around and saw that both children had entered the house and then closed the door.
Seeing that he knew that the work on Jingchuanpo was gone, Jiang knew that the work on Jingchuanpo was gone, so he undressed for him and advised warmly: "It's okay if you don't do the work on Jingchuanpo. There must be other people who have work. Everyone still recognizes your skills. If not, let's take less, and someone will find it by themselves."
"I'm not worried about this, but..." Tang Junsheng opened his mouth and met Jiang's inquiring eyes. He didn't know what to say for a moment. He sighed for a moment before telling Jiang what Tang Lao Er said.
If Jiang hadn't been sitting on the bed now, he would have fainted immediately and collapsed and cried with a suppressed voice, "How could this happen! This is to destroy our family! We will force our family to death!"
Tang Junsheng was so scared that he hugged Jiang Shi tightly and persuaded him: "Things have not reached that point yet. You have to calm down. If it's really not good, we can just run away."
Jiang cried for a moment, was stunned for a moment, and shook his head and said, "Where can we escape? Our family is so poor that we can't even get enough money. The road is still full of dangers. Without a road guide, we can't go anywhere or go anywhere!"
As he said that, Jiang became more and more desperate.
Tang Junsheng hugged him, speechless for a moment. Jiang's worries were also a problem that he could not solve. He was unsure of himself, so how could he persuade Jiang.
That night, the couple hugged each other, with their eyes open until dawn, as if they were waiting for the sentence.
Tang Ning, who was sleeping next door, had no idea that his parents were so worried. He slept comfortably until he woke up naturally. When he pushed open the door, he saw Tang Zhong alone in the yard playing unorganized moves with a stick.
He looked around and asked Tang Zhong: "Have you both father and brother gone out?"
Tang Zhong responded without looking back: "I've left long ago. I'll have a hot food for you in the pot. I'll go out when you finish eating."
Tang Ning paused and looked at him in surprise, "Where to go?"
"I didn't tell you yesterday. We found a pecan and a few jujube trees on the mountain. The fruits on it were almost ripe. Everyone agreed to take turns to guard there these days and pick them off immediately when the fruits ripened, so that others could get the first step." As he said that, Tang Zhong threw away the stick in his hand and was about to rush out.
Tang Ning quickly grabbed his collar and pulled the person into the yard two steps, "Wait a minute, I'll go up the mountain with you."
"Okay..." Tang Zhong realized what Tang Ning said after answering, and he jumped up like a ghost, "Sister! Have you figured it out? Isn't it uncomfortable?"
Tang Ning rolled his eyes at him, "I'm not feeling uncomfortable at first. OK, stop talking nonsense. I'll take me into the mountain later. It's still the same rule. I'll carry a basket to you and try it out to see if there is any good thing. The more you have, the better."
In Tang Ning's memory, the siblings often walked into the mountains with their parents and the girl from the village. They could get some good things to do for a tooth sacrifice every time, otherwise, the siblings would not be able to have the physique that they could see in front of them now.
"It's easy to say!" Tang Zhong showed Tang Ning a mouthful of white teeth, which made Tang Ning frown. At this moment, poor families are not so particular. In addition, they lack water here, most people have never brushed their teeth in their lives. They just got up in the morning and drank a scoop of water, and their teeth were all yellow and undesirable.
Tang Zhong is still young now, and his teeth are not as yellow as adults. If he goes in a few years, it will be difficult to go back in vain.
Thinking of this, Tang Ning covered her teeth in horror, ran to the stove and carefully looked at the water in the water tank. After confirming that her teeth were not as serious as she thought, she breathed a sigh of relief and ate the pot that had melted and didn't know if it was gnocchi or batter.
Frowning, she quickly packed the bowls and chopsticks, carried the basket on her back, and took the hatchet at home, followed Tang Zhong quickly to the hillside behind.
Entering the mountain from their home, you have to go up the high slope at the back, winding up along the dirt road on the high slope, and walk a while after going down the high slope, and pass through some people until the crowds are getting smaller and smaller.
Not only do people eat less, but wild animals are the same. It is early autumn now, and wild animals are also going to prepare for winter food. The mountains are not safe. In the past, there have been several incidents of villagers biting or biting to death by wild animals when they enter the mountains. Over time, the people here will not easily walk into the deep mountains unless they really cannot survive.
However, in that case, dozens of strong men have to go in with them to try their luck. It is impossible for one or two people to act alone.
It is now a wasteland year, and the outskirts of the mountain have probably been collected by the villagers several times. I am afraid that even wild vegetables are difficult to find. Tang Zhong and the others must have run into the deep mountains if they can find pecans and dates. I don’t know how far they have run. Tang Ning knew that there are many dangers in the deep mountains, but he just didn’t know whether this hatchet is not useful. If they encounter danger, they can escape.
Tang Ning kept rushing to the road without saying a word, but Tang Zhong, who was walking in front, was very surprised. "Sister, you would chase me and ask me about this kind of thing in the past. No matter how you look at it today, you are not curious at all."
Tang Ning glanced up at him and said with a blank expression: "We are all on the road now. Why do we ask so many questions? Even if the place you find is dangerous, we must go there today with these pecans and dates."
"It seems to make sense." Tang Zhong touched the back of his head and always felt something strange, but he couldn't figure it out, so he had to shake his head and stop thinking about it.
Chapter completed!